This event is in the "Kids" group This event is in the "Grades K-5" group Retro Crafts for ages 6 & 7 Friday, July 11, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting Join Miss Dajana for a totally tubular craft session! Children ages 6 & 7 will make spinning paper toys and magical Shrinky Dinks, bringing the fun of the 90’s to life! Waitlist Register Now Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group Writing Tips: "Plein Air" Writing at Waveny Park Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 10:30am - 12:00pm New Canaan Library Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Featured Like "plein air" painting, this Writing Tips class will take place outside, among the fields and woods of Waveny Park*. The day before, registrants will receive directions to our meeting place in the park. Open Register Now Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group Get Creative With Canva Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm Craig B. Tate Conference Room at New Canaan Library Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Technology & STEM Learn how to use the design tool everyone is raving about. Canva is a free online tool that makes it easy to create professional or fun graphics for social media, posters, flyers and more. Waitlist Register Now Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group This event is in the "All Ages/Families" group Adaptive Circus Program Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 3:00pm - 4:00pm Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Special Programs & Outreach Join Circus Moves for a special adaptive program for children with special needs and their families. Open Register Now Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group This event is in the "Grades K-5" group CANCELLED: Math Buddies for grades 1st-4th Saturday, July 12, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Technology & STEM This session of Math Buddies is CANCELLED. Math Buddies* is hosting a math game club for elementary students at the New Canaan Library. All students in grades 1-4 (Fall 2025) are welcome! Cancelled Closed View Details Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group Chair Yoga Monday, July 14, 2025 at 11:30am - 12:30pm Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library Program Type: Classes & Workshops We are pleased to continue our partnership with the New Canaan YMCA to bring you Chair Yoga. Open Register Now Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group This event is in the "Grades K-5" group Math Art for Grades 1-2 Monday, July 14, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:15pm Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Technology & STEM Children entering grades 1 and 2, join Miss Rebecca for 5 days of hands-on art projects that will level up your math skills! Waitlist Register Now Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group This event is in the "Grades K-5" group This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group Board Game Design Camp for Grades 5-9 Monday, July 14, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting, Technology & STEM Design a board game working either solo or with a team. We'll explore game mechanics, strategies and storytelling and use MakerLab equipment to create a prototype of our games. This workshop meets over four days: July 14-17. Waitlist Register Now Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group Intermediate French Conversation Class Monday, July 14, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm McLaughlin Meeting Room at New Canaan Library Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Special Programs & Outreach Our French Conversation class focuses on culture, conversation, vocabulary, and basic grammar. Students will engage in various activities to practice the language. Open Register Now Registration Required
This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group This event is in the "Adults" group Teen/Young Adult Cooking Series For Ages 16-21 Monday, July 14, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm Kend Family Kitchen at New Canaan Library Program Type: Classes & Workshops 4-week series that will teach fundamentals and simple recipes to older teens and young college students. Closed View Details Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group Intermediate ESL Class Monday, July 14, 2025 at 6:30pm - 8:00pm McLaughlin Meeting Room at New Canaan Library Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Special Programs & Outreach Join us as our ESL classes resume this Summer with Intermediate English Language Learning Mondays at 6:30 pm. Cancelled Closed View Details Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group Summer Stories and Crafts for Ages 2 and 3 Years Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 9:15am - 10:00am Kontulis Family Storytime Room + Program Room at New Canaan Library Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting, Storytimes & Early Literacy Children ages 2-3 years and their caregivers, join Miss Rebecca for summer-themed stories, songs, movement, and crafts! Waitlist Register Now Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group This event is in the "Grades K-5" group Math Art for Grades 1-2 Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:15pm Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Technology & STEM Children entering grades 1 and 2, join Miss Rebecca for 5 days of hands-on art projects that will level up your math skills! Waitlist Register Now Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group This event is in the "Grades K-5" group This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group Board Game Design Camp for Grades 5-9 Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting, Technology & STEM Design a board game working either solo or with a team. We'll explore game mechanics, strategies and storytelling and use MakerLab equipment to create a prototype of our games. This workshop meets over four days: July 14-17. Waitlist Register Now Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group This event is in the "Grades K-5" group Chess Meetup! for Grades K-5 Tuesday, July 15, 2025 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm Jim & Dede Bartlett Auditorium + Community Room at New Canaan Library Program Type: Classes & Workshops Join us for chess classes featuring a mixture of instruction and supervised play. Participants of all levels are welcome! Students new to the game will learn the basic rules and strategy while more experienced players will have the opp Waitlist Register Now Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group This event is in the "Ages 0-5" group Summer Stories and Crafts for Ages 2 and 3 Years Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 10:30am - 11:15am Kontulis Family Storytime Room + Program Room at New Canaan Library Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting, Storytimes & Early Literacy Children ages 2-3 years and their caregivers, join Miss Rebecca for summer-themed stories, songs, movement, and crafts! Waitlist Register Now Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group Women and Money Roundtable: How to Make Sense of Today's Financial Markets Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 1:00pm - 2:00pm Off Site Program Type: Classes & Workshops Join Financial Advisors Julia Strayer and Liz Maccarone for a series of easy-to-follow discussions on how to make sense of today’s financial markets. They will cover the latest market news and how that might affect your financial decisions. View Details Offsite Event
This event is in the "Kids" group This event is in the "Grades K-5" group Math Art for Grades 1-2 Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:15pm Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Technology & STEM Children entering grades 1 and 2, join Miss Rebecca for 5 days of hands-on art projects that will level up your math skills! Waitlist Register Now Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group This event is in the "Grades K-5" group This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group Board Game Design Camp for Grades 5-9 Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting, Technology & STEM Design a board game working either solo or with a team. We'll explore game mechanics, strategies and storytelling and use MakerLab equipment to create a prototype of our games. This workshop meets over four days: July 14-17. Waitlist Register Now Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group Beginning Embroidery for Adults Wednesday, July 16, 2025 at 6:00pm - 8:00pm Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting In this class, you will learn how to embroider designs by hand. Participants will learn six basic stitches: back stitch, chain stitch, daisy stitch, vine stitch, satin stitch, and the French knot. Waitlist Register Now Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group This event is in the "Grades K-5" group Math Art for Grades 1-2 Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:15pm Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Technology & STEM Children entering grades 1 and 2, join Miss Rebecca for 5 days of hands-on art projects that will level up your math skills! Waitlist Register Now Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group This event is in the "Grades K-5" group This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group Board Game Design Camp for Grades 5-9 Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 3:30pm - 4:30pm Anderson MakerLab at New Canaan Library Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Making & Crafting, Technology & STEM Design a board game working either solo or with a team. We'll explore game mechanics, strategies and storytelling and use MakerLab equipment to create a prototype of our games. This workshop meets over four days: July 14-17. Waitlist Register Now Registration Required
This event is in the "Kids" group This event is in the "Grades K-5" group This event is in the "Tweens & Teens" group Grow your Confidence with Debate! For Grades 4-8 Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 5:00pm - 6:00pm Arlene H. Grushkin Children's Program Room + Program Room B at New Canaan Library Program Type: Classes & Workshops Emma Hassan, an upcoming senior at New Canaan High School, is the captain of the NCHS's Debate and Model UN teams and brings eight years of experience to the table. Waitlist Register Now Registration Required
This event is in the "Adults" group Artificial Intelligence Workshop: An Introduction to Practical Uses of AI Thursday, July 17, 2025 at 6:00pm - 7:30pm Craig B. Tate Conference Room at New Canaan Library Program Type: Classes & Workshops, Technology & STEM Ready to explore the world of AI but don't know where to start? This beginner-friendly workshop will demystify artificial intelligence and show you how to start using it today. Waitlist Register Now Registration Required